“I’ll try hitting it into your group again!” Bubba shouted at a visibly stunned Jason Day. Bubba had blistered his tee shot on the 377-yard, par-4 third, driving it to eight feet and causing Jason Day to shake his head in disbelief. Bubba would go on to miss the eagle putt, leaving a birdie tap-in.

Bubba continued to power his way round the front nine, playing in a very “unlinks” fashion – that is flying the ball to the hole with a high trajectory.